CVE-2009-2463
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey
02 Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) PL_Base64Decode and (2) PL_Base64Encode functions in nsprpub/lib/libc/src/base64.c in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.12, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.24, and SeaMonkey
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-07-22 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:52Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-07-15
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a6277151eab94d906a96295bcb828e5ae99f492d417af2c9f33fa07abcd6d124
05 Affected products
06 References
- sunsolve.sun.com265068http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-265068-1
- sunsolve.sun.com1020800http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020800.1-1
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0153http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0153.html
- secunia.com39001http://secunia.com/advisories/39001
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10369https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10369
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=492779
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-7961https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01032.html
- secunia.com36145http://secunia.com/advisories/36145
- secunia.com35944http://secunia.com/advisories/35944
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0648http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0648
- www.vupen.comADV-2010-0650http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0650
- secunia.com35943http://secunia.com/advisories/35943
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2010:013http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- secunia.com38977http://secunia.com/advisories/38977
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:039http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00005.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1162http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1162.html
- www.mozilla.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-34.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0154http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0154.html
- www.securityfocus.com35758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35758
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2152http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2152
- secunia.com36005http://secunia.com/advisories/36005
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1163http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1163.html
- secunia.com35947http://secunia.com/advisories/35947
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:042http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00002.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-915-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-915-1
- secunia.com35914http://secunia.com/advisories/35914
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1972http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1972
- www.mozilla.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-07.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nspr Fixed in 4.8.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nspr Fixed in 4.8.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nspr Fixed in 4.8.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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